A native of Winder, he was the son of the late Berry and Lois Irby King. In 2011, he was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Clydie M. King. A United States Army Veteran, he retired from Owens of Georgia as a superintendent with 27 years of service.

Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Sandy and Tommy Fowler and Connie and Eddie Wallace; son James King, Jr.; daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Phillip Johnson, all of Winder; brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Jewell D. King, Huntsville, Ala.; sisters, Betty J. McDaniel and Virginia King, both of Jefferson; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 9, at 2 p.m., from the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Hoyt Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday, April 8, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.

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